Question : Problem: Automatic shutdown for multiple PCs

I have 52 Windows XP PCs that are in common areas in my office and they get left on for days at the time.  The people that use these PCs are supposed to shut them down, but of course, they don't.  Is there anyway to setup a scheduled task to shut down the computer, or is there a better way to do that?

Thanks,
Tom

Answer : Problem: Automatic shutdown for multiple PCs

Create a batch file that uses the incorporated WinXP shut down command (syntax below).  Once you have the batch file, set up task scheduler to execute the batch nightly at say, 7 or 8 pm?  Syntax is as follows for the batch file:

SHUTDOWN -S -T 05

Where the number after -t is the time in seconds before shut down. It cannot be set to zero as far as I know.
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